Colored kinematographic film.



S. COUANARI. COLORED KINEMATOGRAPHIC FILM. APPLICATION FILED .TAN.8,1912.

1,102,878, Patented July 7, 1914.

SILVIO COCANARI, 10F VIEUX-DIEU', BELGIUM.

COLORED KINEMATQGRAPHIG FILM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7 1914.

Application filed January 8, 1912. Serial No. 670,092;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SILVIO COCANARI, technologist, a subject of the King of the Belgians, and resident of 152 Chausse dAnvers, Vieux-Dieu, Mortsel, Belgium,

,have invented a certain new and useful its original state), the film may have the support.

' rolled absorb the color.

color desired. This method of coloring may be carried out by chemical reaction or by physical and mechanical means. One method is to place the emulsion on a colored For a long time the manufacturers of posi tive films have been giving to their films a general coloring by means of transparent colors, corresponding to the effects of light which they wish to obtain; for instance 'blue for night or water scene, green for a landscape, etc. This coloring is obtained .bv the immersion of the fihns in special baths (generally of anilin colors) after they. are printed, developed and washed; the solution penetrates the moist gela tin and colors it. This method has many disadvantages :(1) Extra manipulation and consequent delay in the finishing of the film. ('2) Difiiculty in obtaining a color of uniform intensity the entire length of the film; in fact the surplus coloring liquid flows toward the lower extremities of the film and causes spots of more intense color. (3) Extra material which is cumbersome and may only be used for one color because the frames upon which thefilms are (4) Difficulty in obtaining the color desired, the intensity of the color when dry being different from that in the moist state. 5) All the different ma:

nipulations cause lines, scratches and spots films have to be handled in the wet state and transferred from the developing frame to the frame used for coloring and then onto another frame for drying. (6) This work must be done carefully and requires a large stafi? of employees.

One method of carrying out the object of this invention consists in coloring the film in its original state by interposing a coating of color between the support and the emulsion; either by coloring the support itself or in any other manner.

The colored support, coated with the sensitive emulsion, may be sold, thus supplying the manufacturers with a film in all shades and colors desired. The printing, developing, washing and all other ordinary manipulations require no special precautions, be-

cause the color of the films is not attacked.

Furthermore the film' is very quickly ready for the screen. i I

The further advantages are; (1) Greater transparency, fresher and more lasting colors. (2) Saving of time, labor and material. (3) Prevention of fraud 2'. e. at present -'the illegitimate reproduction of color films is very easily accomplished, because it is only necessary to remove the color by formed I declare that what I claim is:

Positive kinematographic film colored before it is printed the sensitive emulsion being laid onto an ordinary film coated with a colored sheet.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set vy hand in the presence of two witnesses.

- SILVIO COCANARI.

Witnesses:

' G. DE Lnn'rr,

.N. ADAMS. 

